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2021 Queensland Legal Salary Survey Results now available

The data you need for your salary review is now available! Peppercorn Recruitment and Queensland Young Lawyers have partnered for the fourth year running to compile the most comprehensive salary survey for Queensland lawyers. Whether you’re hunting for a new…

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How to Negotiate a Pay Rise

With the 2021 salary survey just released, and mid-year reviews happening we are fielding a lot of questions about what people should be earning, and how to go about negotiating a better pay rise. As you’d expect, preparing for the…

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2021 Queensland Legal Salary Survey is LIVE

Peppercorn Recruitment is proud to be partnering with Queensland Young Lawyers for the fourth year running to compile the most comprehensive salary survey for Queensland lawyers. Whether you’re hunting for a new job, or just looking to be well informed…

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Work from Home “Works” – A Positive from COVID-19?

Working from home has long been something that some lawyers and law firms have made work, but other law firms and businesses have been slower on the uptake. We do wonder if one positive to come from the necessity of…

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Is a headhunt call in the best interests of your legal career?

HEADHUNTING vs RECRUITMENT CONSULTING I recently read an article by a competitor about what to do if a recruiter approaches you directly with an opportunity (in this case via a direct LinkedIn message). To be fair, it was actually a…

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How Important is a Job Title for my legal career?

Associate, Corporate Counsel, Solicitor, Head of Legal, Special Counsel, Associate Director, Senior Associate, Counsel, Senior Counsel, Partner, General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, Legal Risk Solicitor, Director, Chief Counsel, Principal, In-house Lawyer, Managing Associate, Senior Lawyer, Legal Manager, Consultant, Legal Advisor,…